Umbrella.



L. MAKO.

UMBRELLA.

nPLwATloN FILED 111111.30, 1911.

1,003,366. Patented sept. 12,1911

FIG. 1

WJTNESSES: INVENTOR.

UNITED lSTATES PATENT oFEroE.

LOUIS MAKQ, OF DAYTON, OHIO.

UMBRELLA.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LOUIS Mano, a subject of the King of Hungary,residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, haveinventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Umbrellas, of Which thefollowing is a specification, reference being had therein to theaccompanying drawing.

This invention relates to umbrellas, and 'the objects of my inventionare to provide an umbrella with a detachable cover that assists inmaintaining the ribs of the umbrella in an extended position; and toaccomplish the above-results by a mechanical construction that issimple, durable, and elticient for the'purposes for which it isintended. I

lith the above and other objects in View the invention resides in anovel construction, combination and arrangement of parts to be i.hereinafter specifically described and then claimed.

Reference will now be had to the drawing, whereinz-Figure 1 is a sideelevation of a portion of an umbrella showing the cover thereof insections. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the'ribs of the umbrella folded.Fig. 3 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view of a sleeve used inconnection with the ribs. Fig. 4 is the enlarged vertical sectional viewof a notch of the umbrellm'and Fig. 5 is the enlarged vertical sectionalview ot' a portion of the stick.

The stick of theI umbrella comprises a handle section 1 intermediate.sections 2 and 3 and a tip section 4. The upper ends of the sections 1,2 and 3 are reduced and exteriorly screw threaded, as at 4 to engage inthe lowerV ends of the sections 2,3 and 4. Loosely mounted upon thetipse'ctlion 4 is a notch 5 to which are connected the inner sections 6of the ribs of the umbrella, the connection being made in the ordinaryand well known manner. Mounted in the notch 5 and surrounding thesection 4 `is the lower exteriorly threaded end 7 of a comb-shaped head8, said head having an opening 9 providing clearance for the sect-ion 41Mounted upon the head 8 is the central portion 1.0 of a cover 11 andretaining the central portion 10 upon the head isa. rubber gasket l2specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 30, 1911.

PatentedSept. 12, 1911.

Serial No. 617,856.

and a cap 13, said cap being riveted or otherwise secured, as at 14 tothe head 8. I

outer rib section 17. The sections (3, lt'andv 17 are retained inlongitudinal alinemen't by sleeves 18 and 19 slidably mounted upon saidsections and adapted to be shifted over the pivotal connections of saidsections to maintain said sections rigid. The sleeves 18 and 19 areprovided with clasp members 2() and the cover 1l has clasp members 21adapted to engage the members 20. The cover has [he outerA edges thereofdetachably connected to the outer ends of `the rib sections 17, and whensaid cover is stretched and the clasp members 21 connected to themembers 20 the sleeves 1S and l5) will be retained in position. Slidablymounted upon the stick is a ruimer 22 and pivotally c'on nected to saidrunner in the ordinary and well knonn manner, as at- 23 are-spreaders211 having the outer ends thereof pivotally connected to aperturedlugs25, carried by the sleeves 18. The runner 22 is adapted to be held in a'raised position upon the'stick section 3 by the ordinary form of catch2G, and to retain the ribsot' the rrunner in a lowered position, aferrule or 'cap 27 is movably mounted upon the stick section 1 to engagethe outer ends of the rib sections 17. The notch 5 is detachablysupported upon the tip section 4 of the stick by a collar 28 mountedupon the said section.

From the foregoing it will be vobserved stick, a notch positionedagainst said collar and provided with a counter-sunk portion having thewall thereof threaded, a cones shaped head having a depending threadedend extending in, the counter-sunk portion of the. `notch and secured tothe threaded Walls thereof, said head seated upon the top of `the notch,ribs connee'teel" to the notch, In testimony ivhereof I aix my signaturesprealeis connecting the runner to the ribs, in the presence of twoWitnesses. a `oover'rnounted upon the lribs and upon said head, a gasketmountedl against that LOUIS MAKO 5 portion of the cover positioned uponthe Witnesses:

head, a cap arranged against the gasket, JOHN J. HOOVER,

and means for securing the cap to the head. Anvm TOTH.

